"Gwangju Seo-gu Plant Wall Wastes Budget for 5 Years... Management Needed"

Yoon Jeong-min, Seo-gu Council Member: "Must Align with Fine Dust Reduction"

Yoon Jeong-min, Member of the Gwangju Seo-gu Council.

Gwangju Seo-gu recently faced criticism during an administrative audit for inadequate responses regarding the budget and plant species selection related to the green wall management.

The Social and Urban Committee of the Gwangju Seo-gu Council announced on the 10th that it conducted a supplementary audit on three departments?the Cleaning Administration Division, Climate Environment Division, and Safety General Division?to address shortcomings identified during the administrative audit.

Councilor Yoon Jeong-min stated, “During the Climate Environment Division’s administrative audit, the executive branch’s responses were inappropriate, so I requested a supplementary audit from the standing committee chair to fundamentally resolve the issues,” adding, “Since 2019, we have requested well-managed planting of plants that can grow year-round and collaboration with experts, but despite this, they have wasted the budget for over five years by proceeding with additional green wall installations.”

He continued, “I was appalled by the response that budget savings were achieved by mobilizing staff in response to budget waste criticism,” and said, “Despite continuous discussions about the wrong selection of plant species for the green wall, which differed from the original plan, management issues, and improvement methods, there still seems to be a lack of awareness of the problem.”

Through the supplementary audit, he ordered ▲ maintenance of the Ssanghak Park green wall for residents ▲ collaboration with the Park and Greenery Division for plant management ▲ planting of plants suitable for the external environment to ensure meticulous management of the green wall that aligns with the goal of reducing fine dust.

In this regard, a Seo-gu official responded, “We will continue to operate sustainably by collaborating with village organizations and the fine dust monitoring team.”

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